Thorp v. Thirtyacre

ORDER

MIHM, Chief Judge.

Pending before this Court is Appellant Marvin Thirtyacre’s (“Thirtyacre”) direct appeal from the bankruptcy court pursuant to Rule 8001 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Title 11 of the United States Code. At issue on this appeal is whether Thirtyacre’s tort debt should be discharged under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). For the reasons set forth below, this Court finds that Thirtyacre’s debt is not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

*94 BACKGROUND

On April 24, 1991, the Mercer County Circuit Court, after entry of default judgment and an evidentiary hearing on damages, entered…